I would never have guessed the third panel text was a last minute addition — it works very well. The pacing feels right. It’s always weird when people take a time out for a big emotional moment in the middle of a melee, and the dwarf king’s dialogue avoids that without denying the reader closure.

@kamatu: In case you may have forgotten, the underground fortress/temple is coming down around them, hence why they are running for their lives.

Alex obviously cares more about his friends than he does about finishing off Nic, which, I think, is a good thing. What good is it to depose a tyrant if the heroes die and can’t prevent a new tyrant from rising?

Dwarves, on the other hand, are too stubborn to verbally admit they were wrong, but will fight your enemies to show you they’re sorry.

I don’t often comment on comics but I have to tell you the third panel is probably my favorite line in a comic online or in print, in a really long time, and if it was a last minute addition it’s the best one. Huzzah!

On th contrary, but I think it sounds perfect! It fits with what we know of Bognok’s character, adds snarky wit to a dramatic situation, and moves the action along nicely. And honestly, I think Nastajia understands the rush, since she wouldn’t want her elven warriors fighting without her either.

I think this page actually works quite well 😀 It looked like the emphatic “dwarves don’t apologize!” was about as much of an apology as she could hope for, and it’s a bit comical 🙂 Thanks for the update.

i don’t think it’s rushed in a story sense at all. it’s fine. and yeah, in the middle of a fight, you don’t have time for the whole “wordless understanding” bit. ELF. GO. OMFG GIT. *goes back to fighting*. it’s very dwarvy as is X D. b^_^b.

Ever since Nicodemus showed up, I was thinking, “oh man, Bognok’s gonna die. That sucks.” Now I’m thinking, “oh man, all the dwarves are going to die. That sucks.” Maybe this story is kid-friendly enough that they won’t die. If it were a typical story line, they would all die or most of them would die. There would also be the possibility of prisoners.

@Lazerwulf, I think it was just that side chamber with the tablets that was crumbling. The main room seems to be just fine as far as I can tell.

Something interesting is that it seems the party has enough power to take out Nicodemus, if only they could get past the psychological fear of him. It’s not like they’re on a quest for some sword or something that will give them the power to take out Nicodemus. They already have the goods. The only thing keeping Nicodemus alive is the fact that Alex hasn’t developed enough courage to take him on yet.

Very well done. This one page tells us everything we need to know about the dwarves in Dreamlands. Their mentality, determination, loyalty and dedication, and most importanly, their commitment to fighting Nicodemus.
The line ‘Dwarves don’t apologize, we go to war’ pretty much describes dwarves in general, actually. If there are any other tropers reading this, I think this line deserves to be mentioned on the Dreamland Chronicles reference on the page for dwarves.